BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - UNIVERSITY PARK, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. in UNIVERSITY PARK, Florida
Employer BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
Address 8085 Cooper Creek Blvd
City, State ZIP UNIVERSITY PARK, Florida 34201
Report ID 2015041879
Event Date April 9, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 452910
GPS Coordinates 27.39000, -82.47000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was opening the back of a trailer during product unloading when boxes from a pallet that shifted during transport fell on him. The employee sustained a fractured femur and a laceration to the head. The employee was subsequently hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2015, a worker at BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. in UNIVERSITY PARK, Florida suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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